From NEHJ: 'Nose Face Killah'? Fine 'Marshmont'? No way

Over the course of his playing days, Brad Marchand undoubtedly
has received many a barb about his big beak. Throughout his rookie
year and sensational playoff run, one particular nickname paying a
tribute to it gained steam.

Playing off the stage name of rapper Ghost Face Killah, fans have
dubbed Marchand the “Nose Face Killah.” Teammates and
even Marchand himself sport T-shirts with the nickname on it after
games, as it’s a moniker No. 63 is in full approval of.

“Yeah, it’s fun,” Marchand said. “It seems
to be something that’s gotten pretty big, and a lot of people
have taken to it. It’s cool.”

Fans on Twitter and hockey message boards across the Web also have
taken to the nickname “Marshmont,” but teammate and
close friend Tyler Seguin said the Bruins never refer to the zany
winger that way.

“I don’t hear it that often,” Seguin said.
“I hear it from fans sometimes. None of the boys call him
that.”

So what do they refer to him as?

“‘Pigeon,’ ‘The Rat,’ ‘Nose
Killer,’” Seguin said.

That’s just fine by Marchand. You can call him anything,
just — for the love of God — not
“Marshmont.”

“Oh, I hate that name so much,” he said, shaking his
head. “I don’t get where it came from. When people call
me it, I tell them to stop. But the 'Nose Face' one, that’s
fine.”

Take note, Bruins fans.

This article originally appeared in the November 2011 issue
of New England Hockey Journal.